Browsing OSU - Faculty and Staff Publications by Subject "babesia"

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    • Interaction of the tick immune system with transmitted pathogens 

      Hajdusek, Ondrej; Sima, Radek; Ayllon, Nieves; Jalovecka, Marie; Perner, Jan; de la Fuente, Jose; Kopacek, Petr (Frontiers Media, 2013-07-16)
      Ticks are hematophagous arachnids transmitting a wide variety of pathogens including viruses, bacteria, and protozoans to their vertebrate hosts. The tick vector competence has to be intimately linked to the ability of ...

    • Tick-pathogen interactions and vector competence: Identification of molecular drivers for tick-borne diseases 

      de la Fuente, Jose; Antunes, Sandra; Bonnet, Sarah; Cabezas-Cruz, Alejandro; Domingos, Ana G.; Estrada-Pena, Agustin; Johnson, Nicholas; Kocan, Katherine M.; Mansfield, Karen L.; Nijhof, Ard M.; Papa, Anna; Rudenko, Nataliia; Villar, Margarita; Alberdi, Pilar; Torina, Alessandra; Ayllon, Nieves; Vancova, Marie; Golovchenko, Maryna; Grubhoffer, Libor; Caracappa, Santo; Fooks, Anthony R.; Gortazar, Christian; Rego, Ryan O. M. (Frontiers Media, 2017-04-07)
      Ticks and the pathogens they transmit constitute a growing burden for human and animal health worldwide. Vector competence is a component of vectorial capacity and depends on genetic determinants affecting the ability of ...

    • Vaccination with recombinant Boophilus annulatus Bm86 ortholog protein, Ba86, protects cattle against B. annulatus and B. microplus infestations 

      Canales, Mario; Almazan, Consuelo; Naranjo, Victoria; Jongejan, Frans; de la Fuente, Jose (BioMed Central, 2009-03-31)
      Background: The cattle ticks, Boophilus spp., affect cattle production in tropical and subtropical regions of the world. Tick vaccines constitute a cost-effective and environmentally friendly alternative to tick control. ...